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Vice President Data Analytics & Insight

verastem · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Data Science / AI / Machine LearningExecutive LevelQuick applyfull-time25 days ago

About The Role

The Vice President, Market Data, Analytics & Insights is a high-impact role responsible for shaping and leading a best-in-class analytics capability that drives commercial performance and informs enterprise decision-making. This leader will transform analytics from a reporting function into a strategic engine—delivering predictive insights, enhancing market understanding, and enabling data-driven growth across the organization. The role sits at the center of Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, Medical Affairs, and Finance, serving as a trusted advisor to leadership and a critical enablerof performance.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Analytics & Performance

  • Lead all analytics supporting Sales, Medical (where appropriate), Marketing, Market Access,

Patient Services, and Executive Leadership

  • Lead the development, alignment and maintenance of relevant and actionable KPI
  • frameworks, dashboards, and performance management systems to optimize commercial
  • excellence
  • Deliver actionable insights that identify growth opportunities, risks, and priorities
  • Partner with Commercial leadership to optimize targeting, segmentation, and resource

allocation

Data Strategy & Management

  • Own enterprise commercial data strategy (acquisition, integration, governance, and quality)
  • Maximize value of specialty pharmacy, claims, EMR, payer, provider, and patient-level data
  • Identify and deploy new data sources and analytical tools
  • Expertly manage external MSP and internal stakeholders to scalable, accurate and reliable

operations of the customer data infrastructure

Forecasting & Strategic Planning

  • Lead forecasting for marketed products and pipeline assets
  • Develop cross functional, integrated forecasting and strategic planning process to ensure

timely delivery of well aligned projections

  • Design, build and leverage appropriate models (patient, epidemiological or market based) to

guide supply chain, financial planning, solve business questions and drive insights

  • Support annual planning, long-range planning, and business reviews
  • Deliver scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to guide key decisions
  • Partner with Finance to align forecasts and assumptions

Market Intelligence & Competitive Insights

  • Build and lead a market intelligence capability
  • Track competitive landscape, clinical developments, and reimbursement trends
  • Translate insights into clear, actionable strategy recommendations
  • Support market analysis at all levels within the organization (e.g. forecasting, brand, executive, board, investor-facing, etc)

Customer & Market Insights

  • Lead primary and secondary market research
  • Generate insights across providers, patients, payers, and stakeholders
  • Identify unmet needs and evolving treatment dynamics
  • Partner cross-functionally to translate insights into action

Pipeline & Launch Support

  • Support commercialization planning for pipeline assets
  • Lead market sizing, patient flow, and launch readiness efforts
  • Inform development strategy through market insights
  • Support BD diligence and commercial evaluations

Analytics Transformation & Innovation

  • Build a culture of data-driven decision-making
  • Elevate analytics to a strategic, forward-looking capability
  • Automate reporting and enhance organizational efficiency
  • Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and predictive modeling

Leadership

  • Build, scale, and lead a high-performing analytics organization
  • Set clear priorities, expectations, and development plans
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and collaboration
  • Serve as a core member of the Commercial Leadership Team
  • Set and manage appropriate budget to meet objectives

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MBA, MS, MPH, PharmD or

equivalent)

  • 15+ years of experience in biopharma, healthcare, consulting, or analytics
  • Proven leadership in commercial analytics, forecasting, or insights functions
  • Deep understanding of pharma data sources, patient journeys, and market dynamics
  • Proven ability to integrate data and generate insights from products distributed through hubs,

specialty pharmacies, and specialty distributors

  • Successful experience supporting specialty and/or oncology product launches
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and drive enterprise decisions

Preferred

  • Experience supporting both commercial-stage and pipeline assets
  • Track record building or scaling analytics capabilities in a growth-stage biotech
  • Experience with advanced analytics, AI, and predictive modeling
  • Oncology and/or rare disease experience

Core Competencies

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Executive Presence
  • Business Acumen
  • Analytical Rigor
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Preference for fast paced, performance driven organizations
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Communication & Storytelling
  • Change Leadership
  • Results Orientation

The base salary range ($315,000 - $375,000) provided reflects our current estimate of what we anticipate paying for this position. Your actual base salary will be based on several factors, including job-related skills, experience, internal equity, relevant education or training, location, and market dynamics. In addition, you will be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a competitive benefits package.

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